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APD | Fairness and equality needed for a stable global order, said Philippines President

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said when he assumed office in mid-2016 he corrected “an overs

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Hurricane Lorenzo to bring 70-foot waves to Azores

A hurricane packing a punch rarely witnessed in the mid-Atlantic Ocean is bearing down on the Azores Islands, placing emergen

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APD | Sri Lanka cautions UN against selective political agendas

By APD writer Easwaran COLOMBO, Oct 1 (APD) -- Sri Lanka has cautioned the United Nations (UN) against selective political ag

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APD | Urbanization brings many benefits but needs efficient transport systems, says ADB’s Vice President Susantono

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña The Asian Development Bank said their Urban Operational Plan disclosed cities general over 80% of

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Yuanwang-3 sails to Pacific Ocean for satellite monitoring missions

China's spacecraft tracking ship Yuanwang-3 is sailing to the Pacific Ocean to carry out maritime monitoring missions for Bei

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Russia says release of Trump-Zelensky call memo indicates risks of talks with Washington

The release of the transcript of a recent phone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpar

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U.S. IPO market slams brakes on unprofitable companies

Companies making their debut on the U.S. stock market are getting a rough welcome, especially if they are losing money, casti

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ADB sees Asia's economic outlook dims as trade and investment weaken

Asian Development Bank (ADB) just released its latest update of Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2019, saying that economic gr

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AIIB to invest 1.09 bln USD in ASEAN countries to boost interconnectivity

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will invest in six projects with 1.09 billion U.S. dollars in countries of th

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U.S. says airstrike in Libya kills 8 terrorists

U.S. forces conducted an airstrike on Thursday in the vicinity of Murzuq, Libya, killing some eight terrorists, the U.S. Afri

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Liberia declares day of mourning after school fire kills 27 children

Liberia has declared a national day of mourning following the death of 27 children in a fire incident at a school outside the

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Major economic powers lead breakaway from the petrodollar

"The dollar is the most import thing that gives theU.S. power,"Gal Luft, co-director of the Washington-based Instit

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Engineers create first hardware linking classical, quantum computing

Engineers in the United States and Japan have developed the first hardware that could bridge the gap between classical comput

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Black hole's 'ringing' help find new proof of Einstein’s general relativity theory - reports

The findings of astronomers appear to confirm the “no-hair theorem” which postulates that black holes can only be characteriz

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Chinese investors optimistic of increased trade ties with Kenya

Chinese investors from Shandong province who are on a visit to Kenya expressed confidence that trade between the two nations

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UNICEF launches summer school program for children in Libya’s Tripoli

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday said it launched a summer school program for children in the Libyan capital Tripol

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APD | Samsung leads smartphone OLED display market in Q2

By APD writer Alice South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its top spot in the market for smartphone organic light-